islet

[ ahy-lit ]

/ ˈaɪ lɪt /

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noun

a very small island.

adjective

Anatomy. situated in or pertaining to the islet of Langerhans: islet cells.

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Origin of islet

From the Middle French word islette, dating back to 1530–40. See isle, -et

OTHER WORDS FROM islet

is·let·ed, adjective

Words nearby islet

Isle of Sheppey, Isle of Shoals boat, Isle of Wight, Isle of Youth, Isle Royale, islet, islet of Langerhans, islets of Langerhans, Islington, Islip, islomania

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How to use islet in a sentence

Set aside as a natural wonder in 1936, Fuji-Hakone-Izu is home to steamy hot springs, rippling waterfalls, volcanic islets, and, of course, Japan’s highest peak, Mount Fuji.
The 30 Best National Parks in the World|Patty Hodapp|February 25, 2022|Outside Online
Madsen’s boat, the article said, had washed ashore on a remote section of Mili Atoll, a thin ring of coral islets in the Marshall Islands.
How Angela Madsen’s Rowboat Was Found After a Year at Sea|Fred Dreier|January 14, 2022|Outside Online
We heard it again while snorkeling the colorful coral of Molokini islet with Redline Rafting Co.
A Maui vacation in three acts|Alex Pulaski|February 12, 2021|Washington Post
We zoomed by islets not much bigger than suburban homes, clumsily navigating a 13-mile stretch of open water and stopping frequently to read and reread our map.
Staring Down Fear in Voyageurs National Park|Emily Pennington|January 28, 2021|Outside Online

Near the southern town of Vila Franca do Campo, a submerged volcanic islet makes for great snorkeling.
27 Epic Trips to Start Planning Now|The Editors|September 8, 2020|Outside Online
Jobs learned in 2003 that he had an extremely rare form of this cancer, an islet-cell neuroendocrine tumor.
Jobs’s Unorthodox Treatment|Sharon Begley|October 6, 2011|DAILY BEAST
On a rocky islet in the centre of a fresh water pond two miles in circuit they commenced erecting a fort and store house.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology|Joel Munsell
Buache Island was visible as well as the small rocky islet between it and Cape Peron.
Narrative of a Survey of the Intertropical and Western Coasts of Australia] [Volume 2 of 2]|Phillip Parker King
Off the entrance is a high rocky islet, the Nobby, within which the channel is shoal and dangerous to pass.
Narrative of a Survey of the Intertropical and Western Coasts of Australia] [Volume 2 of 2]|Phillip Parker King
There is a reef that extends for nearly a mile and a half off the cape, having a rocky islet at its extremity.
Narrative of a Survey of the Intertropical and Western Coasts of Australia] [Volume 2 of 2]|Phillip Parker King
Between the easternmost islet and the land, there is a strait of a league in width.
Narrative of a Survey of the Intertropical and Western Coasts of Australia] [Volume 2 of 2]|Phillip Parker King

British Dictionary definitions for islet

islet

/ (ˈaɪlɪt) /

noun

a small island

Word Origin for islet

C16: from Old French islette; see isle

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islet

Origin of islet

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